Can love turn into an addiction? Is boundless giving a virtue, or a hidden trap that drains us dry? In the first part of the Understanding Emotional Codependency (Love Dosage!), we start with the hard questions—emotional exploitation, disappointment, and the fear of abandonment—to uncover the roots of this relationship pattern and its impact on both the self and the other. You’ll explore the cycles of emotional exhaustion and unbalanced relationships. You’ll discover the childhood origins of emotional codependency, how it develops, and how it differs from Dependent Personality Disorder. We also delve into the dynamics of draining relationships, the common codependent personality patterns, and their effects on both family and self. Finally, we open the path toward freedom and change by understanding how to set healthy boundaries, distinguish between helping and enabling, and build balanced relationships first with yourself, then with others.